The room darkens, and six musicians slowly walk onto the stage. The crowd cheers as they hear an echoing “hello,” followed by a buildup of feedback. Suddenly the beat of “Be Above It” drops, and Tame Impala begins a show that no one in the crowd will ever forget.

When you first step into Beautiful World Syndicate, it may seem like any old record store. Vinyl is everywhere (the tables, the walls, the stairs), and visitors are immediately greeted by collections of punk and indie music, two genres that fit the preferences you might expect from the type of people you’d conjure up when … Continue reading “What a Beautiful World”

In May of 2003 a few WQHS members sat down with Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew of Canada’s Broken Social Scene in a quaint little park area outside of the Khyber in Philadelphia. We asked them about their current tour, how they operated as such a large collective, their Juno Award (from what I understand, … Continue reading “WQHS Interviews Broken Social Scene”